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I would recommend mounting it just above the rubrail so the tower feet sit flush against the fiberglass. This will also make reinforcing the backs of the tower feet easiest. I think you'll be fine at 6' 5" but it will be close. I have a 6' 3" friend that is regularly on the boat and I don't remember him having any problems with bumping the tower. Where you'll run into problems is if you ordered tower speakers along with it, those will definitely get in your way. I'll be around my boat on Monday so if I remember I'll be able to get an exact measurement for you. I believe the Saltare has more freeboard than my Sunsport so you might have a little extra height than me.
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Thanks for the info. Just above the rubrail is the most common spot i've seen. I'm just concerned about putting the mount near or in the recessed trim stripe that most supras have. Wonder if it would be prone to cracking? Guess it could be stronger because of the recess too. It looks like there is way more room on the Sunsports in that area than the Saltare. Anyway thanks again.
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Yeah there might be more room on the Sunsports, I was able to avoid that recessed spot. I went above it on the rear foot and below it on the front foot.
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Amp Rack Suggestions?
Hey guys, just looking for your suggestions on new amp rack set ups. I currently have a rack built for my two amps, however I have a third Kicker amp coming that is about 20" long. I'm a little bored right now so I'm just brainstorming ideas.
Here's a picture of the current set up. I would like to leave it as is so I either need to add the third amp against the back wall or right wall of this storage compartment. Only problem is, both of those walls can't be screwed into because the screws will be poking into vinyl or the bow walk-through. I was thinking maybe using some heavy duty velcro on some braces on the back of the new rack? Maybe a second layer to my current rack? Any ideas are welcome.
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Cut little wood squares to the size you want, epoxy them to the surface you want to put the amp, then screw into those.
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That's a good idea, however another reason I was considering the velcro is that if I needed to get behind the amp for any reason it would be easier to just pull the whole rack off rather than having to unscrew it... any disadvantage to this?
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I'm not sure if the velcro would be strong enough to hold it, but you could try it.
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3M makes a velcro that will definitely do the trick. A lot of slalom skiers are holding their bindings on their skis with velcro these days.
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Completed a new audio project this week. I replaced my old tower speakers with the Exile SXT surf speakers. I also added a Kicker 550 amp to power the tower speakers. Now I'm using my old 4 channel to power the in boats as well as an amp designated to the subwoofer. I got rid of my head unit, as I only ever play music through the auxiliary jack on my EQ. Wired in an on/off switch in the dash for the stereo to replace the head unit. Also added in Stinger distribution blocks on my new amp rack. Here's some pics:
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Oh, and the velcro on the back of the new amp rack ended up working perfectly!
